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WHEATON, Ill. – The Illinois tech men's basketball team made the short drive west to Wheaton College on Saturday night to take on one of the region's best teams. After a tight first half, the Thunder proved to be too much for Tech, as the Scarlet Hawks fell 76-55. The loss dropped the Scarlet Hawks to 11-6.

How it Happened

After a drought of nearly two minutes for both teams to start the game, Wheaton jumped ahead and held a lead until Jake Bruns tied the contest at 9-9 with a three-pointer at the 14:21 mark.

The two teams would exchange nine leads and three ties over the next six minutes until Wheaton's Kobe Eichelberger scored three of his 17 points at the 8:03 mark to give the Thunder a 24-22 lead. The lead held until five minutes later, when Anthony Mosley Jr. converted a free throw as a part of an and-one play to tie the score at 31-31.

Wheaton built a four point lead until another clutch Bruns three just before halftime cut it down to one, arriving at the 37-36 halftime score.

The Scarlet Hawks played well in the opening minutes of the first half, taking a 44-43 lead on a Max Hisatake tip-in at the 17:25 mark. Wheaton, however, held Tech scoreless over the next 2:46 to take a seven-point lead at 53-46.

Wheaton's lead continue to build, growing to 12 at 58-46. After a Mosley Jr. jumper at 11:04, the Scarlet Hawks would not score again until the 6:25 mark on a Mosley Jr. three-pointer. Another drought followed, as Mosley Jr. would again break it on a jumper with 3:06 to play. Over the near eight-minute span, a raucous Thunder crowd propelled the hosts to a lead that reached as high as 23 at 74-51.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

Despite the loss, Mosley Jr. proved to be one of the best players on the court all evening. He finished with 21 points.

Jake Digiorgio recorded his team-leading eighth double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Bruns hit three three-pointers off the bench to finish with nine points.

Stats to Know

Tech's 31.7% shooting percentage was its third-lowest of the season. Wheaton's 53.2% shooting percentage was just the third time all season the Scarlet Hawks allowed the opponent to shoot over 50.0%.

Despite the defeat, the Scarlet Hawks outrebounded Wheaton 42-35.

Wheaton was able to build a lead in large part to just nine turnovers.

Up Next

Tech returns home for a matchup against Maranatha Baptist University on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Live audio, video, and stats will be available. The live audio will be powered by Illinois Media School.